Title VIII, Public Defense and Veterans' Affairs

The municipalities in each emergency planning zone shall submit annually their emergency response budget to the director of fire safety and emergency management who shall provide a reasonable opportunity for public comment and consideration. The director shall also receive and re…

I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any carrier transporting high-level radioactive waste shall be subject to the requirements of this chapter. II. No person, including the state or any agency thereof, shall transport high-level radioactive waste in, to…

I. The cost of preparing, maintaining, and operating a nuclear emergency response plan shall be assessed against each assessed entity in such proportions as the commissioner of safety determines to be fair and equitable. II. The commissioner of safety shall enter into a memorandu…

I. No transportation of high-level radioactive waste shall take place in or through this state until the commissioner or designee issues a permit authorizing the applicant to operate or move upon the state's public roads, waters, or railways a motor vehicle, combination of vehicl…

The department of safety shall bill each assessed entity for the amount assessed against it. The bill shall be sent by registered mail, and shall constitute notice of assessment and demand for payment. Payment shall be made to the department of safety within 30 days after the rec…

I. The department shall establish in rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 541-A the fees for the issuance of permits. II. A fee shall be paid by the owner of the shipment for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the department in inspection, regulation, managemen…

All carriers transporting irradiated reactor fuel or high-level radioactive waste entering the state may be subject to inspection by personnel designated by the commissioner. Shipments may be subject to inspection at the point of origin by personnel designated by the commissioner…

All funds collected under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury as "restricted revenues." The full amount shall be credited to the New Hampshire nuclear planning and response fund and shall be used exclusively for the New Hampshire nuclear planning and response pr…

In the event of a radiological emergency at a nuclear electric generating facility where the operator is unable to control the situation as necessary to protect public health and safety, the governor shall regulate the facility under RSA 4:45-4:47.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, a bond or indemnity insurance required of carriers shall be established in rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to RSA 541-A and shall, for all persons subject to this chapter, whether intrastate or interstate carriers, be at lea…

I. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the department is authorized to establish such exceptions or exemptions from the requirements of this chapter, or any provision hereof, for such kinds, quantities, types, or shipments of high-level radioactive waste as it s…

In the event of any damage to state property or any discharge of high-level radioactive waste from the authorized shipping package or container or any threat of such discharge which results from the transportation, storage, holding, detention, delivery for transportation, or acce…

The department is expressly authorized to coordinate with or to contract with the division of emergency services and communications established in RSA 21-P:48-a and with other state agencies or departments, including but not limited to the department of transportation and the dep…

The Emergency Management Assistance Compact, as approved by the United States Congress, P.L. 104-321, hereinafter "EMAC," and the Northeastern American/Canadian Emergency Management Assistance Compact, as authorized by Article IV(c) of the 1986 Agreement between the United States…

In this chapter: I. "Party jurisdiction" as to EMAC means the several states, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and all U.S. territorial possessions and is intended to mean the same as "party state" in United States P.L. 104-321; as to NAEMAC, party juris…

Article I. Purpose and Authorities (a) The purpose of this compact is to provide mutual assistance between the party jurisdictions entering into this compact in managing any emergency or disaster that is duly declared by the governor of the affected jurisdiction or jurisdictions,…

The following words and phrases as used in this chapter shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly requires otherwise: I. "Fire emergency" shall mean actual or threatened bombing, shelling or other form of military action which in the judgment of the governor may…

If, while any fire-fighting personnel or equipment pertaining to a New Hampshire municipality is engaged in rendering emergency fire assistance upon call of a municipality in another state, a fire emergency develops within the state of New Hampshire, the governor shall determine …

If, while any fire-fighting personnel or equipment pertaining to a New Hampshire municipality is engaged in rendering emergency fire assistance upon call in another municipality within the state, a fire emergency develops within the municipality to which the assisting fire-fighti…

The fire commission, fire commissioner, fire chief or other superior officers of a fire-fighting force are authorized, within the provisions of this chapter, to enter into agreement with other municipalities, both within and outside the state, concerning the methods by which emer…

Whenever a fire emergency shall have been proclaimed by the governor, as provided in this chapter, in order to permit fire-fighting personnel and equipment within the state to be utilized to maximum advantage on a coordinated basis, no municipal fire-fighting force or fire-fighti…

During any proclaimed fire emergency the provisions of this chapter shall apply to all forest fire-fighting activities and the director of forests and lands shall comply with the provisions hereof.

The provisions of this chapter shall be effective during, and only during, periods proclaimed by the governor to be fire emergencies of military origin.

Any municipality may, by law or ordinance, authorize and permit the chief or head of its fire department to extend assistance in time of fire emergency to any other municipality, subject to such restrictions and conditions as may be imposed by such law or ordinance.

Whenever, pursuant to the authority granted under this chapter, the members of a local fire department are engaged in assisting another municipality in combatting a fire emergency in such other municipality, such local fire department personnel shall possess the same powers, and …

In case any piece of municipally-owned fire-fighting apparatus or equipment is damaged or lost, or in the event that any expense is incurred in connection therewith in answering a call for assistance made by another municipality, by reason of a fire emergency in another municipal…

No municipality whose fire-fighting forces, pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, are rendering emergency fire assistance to another municipality or state, shall be liable by reason of any act or omission on the part of such fire-fighting forces while so engaged; or on acco…

Any state, other than the state of New Hampshire, or any municipality within or outside of the state of New Hampshire, which receives emergency fire assistance pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall reimburse the municipality which furnishes such aid for the compensati…

Nothing contained herein shall prevent any municipality which renders assistance to another municipality, whether within or outside the state, from assuming such loss, damage, expense, or other cost, or from loaning fire-fighting equipment, or from donating the services of such p…

The provisions of this chapter shall apply with respect to fire-fighting forces and equipment of other states of the United States which render services to municipalities in the state and to municipalities therein which respond to a call for emergency fire assistance, provided th…

I. It is the intention of this section to eliminate the differences in benefits, rights, and protections in employment between individuals called to active duty by the federal government and those called to active duty by the state. Members of the national guard or state guard, w…

The interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children, hereinafter called "the compact", is hereby enacted into law and entered into with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein, in the form substantially as follows in this chapter.

In this chapter, "military-connected student" shall mean a student who is a dependent of a current or former member of: I. The United States military serving in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Space Force, or Coast Guard on active duty; II. New Hampshire National Guard; …

I. The department shall consist of the militia which shall include the army national guard, air national guard, the inactive national guard, the state guard, and the unorganized militia, and veterans services which shall include the division of veterans services, the state vetera…

I. The militia shall be divided into 3 classes, namely the national guard, the state guard, and the unorganized militia. II. The national guard shall consist of an army national guard, an air national guard, and an inactive national guard. As used in this chapter, the term "natio…

It is the intention of this section to provide employment protections for the spouses of military service members who are involuntarily mobilized for up to one year and one day in support of war, national emergencies, or contingency operations, and ensuring job security for famil…

The member states hereby create the "Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children." The activities of the Interstate Commission are the formation of public policy and are a discretionary state function. The Interstate Commission shall: I. Be a body corpo…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in emergencies, the adjutant general may purchase such necessities as are required for the immediate use and care of any command of the national guard; and the governor shall draw his warrant for the necessary sums from …

I. There is established in the authority a separate fund to be known as the first for veterans administrative fund. The total revenues generated to the administrative fund from this source shall not exceed $200,000 for each fiscal year. Any revenue generated from this source in e…

I. The authority shall distribute funds to further the purposes of this subdivision only to eligible applicants. Eligible applicants shall include: (a) Municipalities or other political subdivisions of the state; and (b) Publicly-supported nonprofit corporations exempt from feder…

I. Any commissioned officer or warrant officer of the national guard who is retired by reason of age or otherwise shall be transferred to the state retired list by the governor. II. Upon the recommendation of the adjutant general, the governor may order any person on the state re…

The Interstate Commission shall have the following powers: I. To provide for dispute resolution among member states. II. To promulgate rules and take all necessary actions to effect the goals, purposes and obligations as enumerated in this compact. The rules shall have the force …

The governor may order the national guard or any part thereof to serve outside the borders of this state or of the United States in order to perform military duty of every description and to participate in parades, reviews, conferences, encampments, maneuvers or other training, a…

I. The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the members present and voting, within 12 months after the first Interstate Commission meeting, adopt bylaws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the compact, including, but not …

I. The Interstate Commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of this compact. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Interstate Commission exercises its rulemaking authority in a manner that is beyond the sco…

The army national guard shall comprise the army units which are a part of the New Hampshire national guard at the time of the enactment of this chapter and such other army units as may be organized hereafter, including the personnel who are enlisted, appointed or commissioned the…